What does the 21st century library

collection look like?CATHERINE RYAN

Our school

E-12 - 1600 STUDENTS

• Main library – Senior

Library

• Junior Libraries

– Williamstown P-3

– Amici (Truganina) P-3

– Verdon Centre 4-6

(Truganina)

• Other Branches

– Music Library

– Year 9 library

– Science library

Our library collection

• Main library – Senior

Library

• Junior Libraries

– Williamstown P-3

– Amici (Truganina) P-3

– Verdon Centre 4-6

(Truganina)

• Other Branches

– Music Library

– Year 9 library

– Science library

Our library collection

• Main library – Senior

Library

• Junior Libraries

– Williamstown P-3

– Amici (Truganina) P-3

– Verdon Centre 4-6

(Truganina)

• Other Branches

– Music Library

– Year 9 library

– Science library

Our library collection

• Main library – Senior

Library

• Junior Libraries

– Williamstown P-3

– Amici (Truganina) P-3

– Verdon Centre 4-6

(Truganina)

• Other Branches

– Music Library

– Year 9 library

– Science library

• Online collections

If the library is everywhere –what is

the collection?

• Books – how many?

Format?

• Encyclopedia

• Databases – what

and for whom?

• Fiction – how many?

What format?

What services the curriculum?

•Research needs Primary, Secondary

Special needs

•EAL

•Learning Enhancement

Format

•eBooks

•eAudio

•Print books

Our collection

• Physical non-fiction

• eResources

• Fiction

• Graphic novels

• eBooks (eBooks & eAudio)

• Online curation (the

embedded librarian)– OERs

– Video Tutorials

– Curated research advice

Add value - keywords

Strong reading program P-10 with

fortnightly reading classes

Average secondary student borrows

5 books per term

Mixed abilities (Differentiation)

Learning styles (Audio, visual)

TL input – teaching

Research skills

Library page – teaching skills

Library access – the LMSNote – curation means

multiple access points

to resources. Relevant

location of resources.

Curated contentNote – curation means

multiple access points

to resources. Relevant

location of resources.

Library access – the LMSIntegrated

resources….increasing

the collection

Owned and

lease/consortia

resources

Access –EAL & Learning Enhancement

Why have we selected

various resources?

• Access – language,

reading level, p-12

• Curriculum

Access – Junior School

• Online

• Physical

• Curated

• In many locations

• Diverse formats to meet needs of

different user groups

• Embedded – unashamedly repeated

instances of resources WHERE users

need them

Access to the collection is key

– the library is everywhere!

And the users think?

• Statistics are a fabulous measure of

success!

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